Crystal Palace’s substitutes save the day after Leicester City surrender a two-goal lead
For a manager who relishes being in control, this wasn’t exactly what Brendan Rodgers will have had in mind. Two goals from Crystal Palace substitutes Michael Olise and Jeffrey Schlupp – a member of Leicester’s 2016 Premier League title-winning squad – earned a deserved point for Patrick Vieira’s side after a spirited second half comeback that almost yielded all three.
Everything had looked so simple when Kelechi Iheanacho and Jamie Vardy helped to establish a 2-0 lead after 36 minutes despite Palace’s early superiority. Yet having so far struggled to recapture the form that took them to within a whisker of Champions League qualification in the last two seasons, the Leicester manager will be concerned with the way his side surrendered their lead so meekly here.